30. Ellenor 11 Taylor (James 10 , Edmond 9 , James (of Caroline) 8 , John 7 , Matthew 6 , John (ofShadoxhurst II) 5 , John "of Shadoxhurst" 4 , William 3 , Hanzer Taylefer 2 , Baron 1 Taillefer) was born 1764,and died Unknown. She married Isacc John Adams. He died Unknown.Child of Ellenor Taylor and Isacc Adams is:+ 59 i. Mary 12 Adams, died July 04, 1887.33. David 11 Taylor (James 10 , Edmond 9 , James (of Caroline) 8 , John 7 , Matthew 6 , John (ofShadoxhurst II) 5 , John "of Shadoxhurst" 4 , William 3 , Hanzer Taylefer 2 , Baron 1 Taillefer) was born 1775,and died 1830 in Patrick Co., VA. He married Nancy Penn February 08, 1800 in Patrick Co., VA,daughter of Phillip Penn and Martha Crutcher. She was born 1778, and died Unknown.More About David Taylor and Nancy Penn:Marriage: February 08, 1800, Patrick Co., VAChildren of David Taylor and Nancy Penn are:60 i. Mariah 12 Taylor, died Aft. 1888.+ 61 ii. Jefferson Taylor, died 1841.62 iii. Caroline Taylor, died Unknown. She married Andrew Howell December 18, 1823; died Unknown.More About Andrew Howell and Caroline Taylor:Marriage: December 18, 1823+ 63 iv. Anderson Lafayette Taylor, born January 01, 1805 in Virginia; died January 07, 1892 in Warren Co.,TN.35. James 11 Taylor, Jr (James 10 , Edmond 9 , James (of Caroline) 8 , John 7 , Matthew 6 , John (ofShadoxhurst II) 5 , John "of Shadoxhurst" 4 , William 3 , Hanzer Taylefer 2 , Baron 1 Taillefer) was bornJanuary 1781, and died 1831. He married Tabitha Boaz December 25, 1806 in Patrick Co., VA. Shedied Unknown.More About James Taylor and Tabitha Boaz:Marriage: December 25, 1806, Patrick Co., VAChildren of James Taylor and Tabitha Boaz are:64 i. James 12 Taylor III, died Unknown.65 ii. Ellen Taylor, died Unknown.66 iii. Jeremiah Taylor, born Bet. 1807 - 1815; died Unknown.48. John (The Signer) 11 Penn (Catherine 10 Taylor, John Powell 9 , James (of Caroline) 8 , John 7 ,Matthew 6 , John (of Shadoxhurst II) 5 , John "of Shadoxhurst" 4 , William 3 , Hanzer Taylefer 2 , Baron 1Taillefer) was born May 06, 1740, and died September 14, 1788. He married Susannah Lyme 1763 inVA. She died Unknown.Notes for John (The Signer) Penn:"John Penn was born in Caroline Co, VA the child of Moses and Catherine Taylor Penn. At the time ofhis father's death, he was eighteen and had only a few years at a country school. But after inheritinghis father's comfortable fortune, he was able to concentrate on study. He applied himself diligently inthe excellent library of his realitve, Edmund Pendleton, mastered the book on law he found there, andwas licensed to practice at the age of 21.Two years later, he married Susannah Lyme and for about 12 years practiced law successfully in Va.The, in 1774, he moved to Granville Co., NC where many of his relative proceded him.John Penn is said to have possed an attractive personality and to have been a good speaker. As hebegan to take part in NC public affiars, he soon made it clear that his personality attracted andinfluenced the local voters and that, as a political orator, he was able to win their agreement to his way8
of thinking............only a year after his arrival in the colony, was chosen to attend the ProvincialCongress.....In less than a month the Provincial Congress elected him to the First Continental Congressin Philadelphia........Penn soon abandoned any thought of their ever being able to work with the royal government. Hehad written a letter from Philadelphia as late as Feb 1776 in which he said: "My first wish is thatAmerica may be free; and second that she may be restored to Great Britain in peace and harmony andupon Just terms." But now he knew that tyranny had gone too far and realized that a return to theEmpire was beyond hope.........In August all three North Carolinians signed their names on America's birth certificate.John Penn remained in Congress until 1777. Elected again the following years, he served until 1780...........In 1780, Penn became a member of the Board of War. Within the next year or so, he declined ajudgeship because his health was failing. ..........in Sept 1788, he died at the early age of 48. Not one ofthe North Carolina Signers ever lived to see his fiftieth birthday." SIGNERS OF THEDECLARATION..Author Unknown...pg 270-272More About John (The Signer) Penn:History: Signer of the Declaration of IndependenceOccupation: 1761, Licensed to practice LawMore About John Penn and Susannah Lyme:Marriage: 1763, VAChildren of John Penn and Susannah Lyme are:67 i. Lucy 12 Penn, died Unknown. She married HON John Taylor; born December 19, 1753 in Caroline Co.,VA; died August 20, 1824 in Caroline Co., VA.Notes for HON John Taylor:John Taylor was born at Mill Hill, in Caroline County, in 1754. At ten years of age, he was or phanedand w a s adopted by his uncle the famous Edmund Pendleton. He graduated from the college ofWilliam and Mary in 1770. He studied law under his uncle and began his own practice in 1774. Thecareer of Taylor really began in 1766 when the reformation led by Patrick Henry and Richard HenryLee exposed the extent of political corruption in Virginia. Taylor enlisted in the first brigade of Virginiatroops under the command of Patrick Henry, whom he ardently admired. He became a subordinateofficer of William Woodford and saw action at the Battle of Great Bridge. After the battle, he waselected a major. In 1780, Taylor formed his own regiment which was sent to join the forces of theMarquis De LaFayette. His participation in the war effort very nearly depleted Taylor's fortune.The government recompensed him by granting him five thousand acres of land. After the war, he againtook up the practice of law. He was so successful that he retired from active practice in 1792, with amuch larger fortune than the one he lost in the war.How Taylor spent the balance of his years is best expressed by Marshall Wingfield in his history ofCaroline County Virginia. "From 1776 to 1781 Taylor was member of the Virginia Legislature and assuch added his strength to that of Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry, James Monroe and George Masonin firmly opposing the plans of Washington for a more perfect union and a more compact nation. For tounderstand the life and activi ties of John Taylor it must be constantly bourn in mind that he was aVirginian First and an American second."He bought a large estate-Hazelwood-on the Rappahannock River, near Port Royal and devoted all of histime and energies to agriculture. In 1803, he published a volume, entitled Arator, one of the first bookson agriculture ever written in this county. In this volume were suggestions for improvements of soils,housing of slaves, rotation of crops and conservation of forests, and other agricultural questions of thetime." Taylor would become known as the "father of American agricul ture."The site Hazelwood is marked by a historical marker, the text of which says the following. Hazelwood.The home of John Taylor of Caroline, Jefferson's chief political lieutenant and a leading advocate ofStates' Rights. The marker is located 1.3 miles north east of Port Royal.More About HON John Taylor:Graduation: 1770, William and Mary College9